Rosena Allin-Khan MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Afghanistan: Women's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the rights of women in Afghanistan.
Answer: We have repeatedly condemned Taliban restrictions on women and girls' rights, including through UN Security Council and Human Rights Council resolutions. As the Foreign Secretary has said, exclusion of women from all aspects of public life is a tragic set...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reforming the non-qualifying leaseholder status for building remediation funding.
Answer: We understand that many leaseholders are frustrated by the limits of qualifying status set out in the Building Safety Act.The principle of the leaseholder protection package is to protect leaseholders living in their own homes in unsafe buildings. They al...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPackage Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018Department for Business and TradeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of consumer protection provided by the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018.
Answer: The additional consumer rights provided to travellers under The Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018 (“PTRs”) have played an important role in ensuring consumers are supported through supplier insolvencies. The Department is curr...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordATOL and Package HolidaysDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of consumer protection provided by (a) package travel and (b) ATOL regulations.
Answer: The rights provided under The Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangement Regulations 2018 (PTRs) have been key to resolving many consumer issues in recent years- including supplier insolvencies. DBT is looking to expand options for businesses to protect...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: PrisonsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the quality of healthcare provision across the prison estate.
Answer: NHS England’s Health and Justice Oversight Delivery Group is responsible for governance and oversight of delivery and continuous improvement in health and justice commissioned services. NHS England, via the regional health and justice teams, has regular m...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHMP Wandsworth: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of healthcare provision in HMP Wandsworth.
Answer: Healthcare services at HMP Wandsworth underwent inspection, jointly undertaken by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons and the Care Quality Commission, in May 2024. The joint inspectorate noted that improvements had been made across the provision of heal...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including breast density in medical data collection, in the context of diagnosing breast cancer.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee is currently reviewing the evidence surrounding breast density in screening.Improving early diagnosis of cancer, including breast cancer, is a priority for NHS England. To support early detection and diagnosis, the Nati...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the rate of breast cancer diagnoses for women with asymptomatic breast density.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee is currently reviewing the evidence surrounding breast density in screening.Improving early diagnosis of cancer, including breast cancer, is a priority for NHS England. To support early detection and diagnosis, the Nati...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHMP Wandsworth: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the correspondence of 12 and 26 September 2024 from the Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending to the hon Member for Tooting on HMP Wandsworth, what assessment she has made of
Answer: Additional netting is one of a number of measures that HMP Wandsworth is seeking to progress in the coming months, in order to address the shortcomings that have been identified by HM Inspectorate of PrisonsHM Prison & Probation Service is continuing ...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic OffencesDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of strengthening legal penalties for motorists at fault in hit-and-run incidents.
Answer: This Government takes road safety seriously, and we are committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. My Department is developing our road safety strategy and will set out more details in due course.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve road safety for (a) cyclists and (b) pedestrians.
Answer: This Government takes road safety seriously, and we are committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. My Department is developing our road safety strategy, and will set out more details in due course.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: Greater LondonDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department is taking steps with private mobile network operators to improve (a) mobile phone signal and (b) 5G coverage in London.
Answer: The Government wants all areas of the UK, including London, to benefit from reliable and good quality mobile coverage. Our ambition is for all populated areas to have higher-quality standalone 5G by 2030, and to increase 4G coverage to 95% of the UK landm...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the number of breast cancer diagnoses at mammogram or other early stages.
Answer: Lord Darzi’s report has set out the scale of the challenges we face in fixing the National Health Service and the need to improve cancer waiting time performance and cancer survival, including for breast cancer. In particular, he has highlighted the need ...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the (a) acceptable and (b) achievable levels of S07b incident screenings for mammograms.
Answer: As part of the NHS Breast Screening Programme, S07b is the ‘screening standard’ whereby ‘incident screens’, that is any subsequent breast screen after first screen, are referred for further assessment.NHS England has advised that there is expected to be a...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordInternet: RegulationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of regulating websites that promote (a) eating disorders, (b) suicide and (c) self harm.
Answer: The Online Safety Act requires all in-scope services to swiftly remove illegal content as soon as they become aware of it. This includes content that intentionally encourages or assists suicide and self-harm, including eating disorder behaviours. User-to-...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordInternet: RegulationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to regulate websites that promote (a) eating disorders, (b) suicide and (c) self harm.
Answer: The Online Safety Act requires all in-scope services to swiftly remove illegal content as soon as they become aware of it. This includes content that intentionally encourages or assists suicide and self-harm, including eating disorder behaviours. User-to-...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHome Shopping: FraudDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to prevent fraudulent practices by online shopping sites
Answer: DBT is implementing the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act which strengthens consumer law enforcement by giving the CMA new administrative powers, and the CMA and courts the ability to impose significant monetary penalties. The Act also update...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFraud: ConsumersDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to (a) reduce and (b) prevent fraud against consumers.
Answer: DBT supports broader government efforts to tackle fraud through its funding of Citizens Advice and National Trading Standards to advise on and enforce consumer law, including fraud.DBT is also implementing the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Ac...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRecycling: Greater LondonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK Health Security Agency's response to the recent fire at the recycling centre on Weir Road.
Answer: The UK Heath Security Agency (UKHSA) provided expertise in local health protection and environmental hazards to support the response to this incident.UKHSA engaged with other stakeholders, including the London Fire Brigade and the Environment Agency, as w...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFires: MertonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the Environment Agency's response to the fire at the Weir Road recycling centre on Saturday 7 September 2024.
Answer: The Environment Agency are responsible for the regulation of the environmental permit held by Reston Waste Management at 77 Weir Road. After being notified of the fire late on Saturday 7 September by the London Fire Brigade (LFB), Environment Agency staff...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the affordability of childcare for families ineligible for free childcare for working parents.
Answer: Ensuring that parents are able to access affordable and high quality childcare is a priority for this government. Our focus in reforming the system will be to ensure that there are greater and more equal opportunities to access early education for every f...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcare: EligibilityTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6364More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of basing eligibility for Free Childcare For Working Parents on household rather than individual income.
Answer: Eligibility is assessed on a per person rather than per household basis because the application is made by the individual, it aligns to the existing boundary in the tax system and means there is no incentive for the lower earner in the household to reduce...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMethylphenidateDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the supply of methylphenidate hydrochloride in pharmacies.
Answer: The Department has been working hard with industry and NHS England to help resolve supply issues with some attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medicines, which are affecting the United Kingdom and other countries around the world. As a result ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 7 August 2024 from the hon. Member for Tooting on children's cancer services in the South East.
Answer: We replied to the hon. Member’s letter on 16 September 2024. We apologise for the delay in replying, as this was due to Conference.
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNurseriesDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision of maintained nursery schools in (a) Wandsworth and (b) England.
Answer: Maintained nursery schools (MNS) are a valuable part of early years provision. There are 381 MNS as at January 2024. They are predominantly located in disadvantaged areas. Additional supplementary funding is provided to local authorities for MNS in their ...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
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